"I watched his countenance closely, to see if he was not deranged ... and I was assured by other senators after he left the room that they had no confidence in it."
U.S. Senator Smith of Indiana ; After seeing Samuel Morse demonstrate the telegraph.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5542390 | Method of altitude compensation of exhaust gas recirculation in an intake manifold for an internal combustion engine A method of altitude compensation of exhaust gas recirculation in an intake manifold for an internal combustion engine includes the steps of calculating vacuum at sea level, calculating vacuum at present altitude of the engine, determining whether the cal... | 08/06/1996 |
| 4509481 | Internal combustion engine with cooling system An internal to be at engine is provided with an engine cooling system by which the amount of cooling water introduced to a radiator is changed in accordance with engine load, so that the temperature of the cooling water is controlled to be at lower levels... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4335691 | Altitude compensation ignition system An altitude compensation ignition system for compensating ignition timing of an internal combustion engine depending upon variations in altitude or atmospheric pressure comprises pressure sensitive compensation means consisting of a bellows whose ends are... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4282840 | Internal combustion engine with altitude compensation device An altitude compensation device for an internal combustion engine having a vacuum-operated ignition timing advancer and a carburetor has an atmospheric pressure variation responsive valve operative to control the air bleed of the carburetor and the vacuum... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4216749 | Ignition timing control device An ignition timing control device having first and second systems for advancing ignition timing by vacuum, wherein the first system operates with an advancer port so as to effect vacuum advancing when the throttle valve is opened beyond the advancer port,... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4175520 | Distributor assembly A spark ignition distributor assembly having air density compensating means is provided for use with an internal combustion engine. A first distributor plate is rotatably mounted between a first and second position within a housing while a second distribu... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4151818 | Ignition timing adjusting system for spark-ignition internal combustion engines This discloses an ignition timing adjusting system for spark-ignition internal combustion engines, which realizes an advance in ignition timing in relation to altitude or vertical height at which an engine is operating. This system comprises vacuum advanc... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4095568 | Altitude compensating apparatus for use with an internal combustion engine An altitude compensating apparatus for use with an engine includes a bellows in which the air or gas is confined at a predetermined suitable pressure. The bellows expands as the atmospheric pressure lowers on the high lands. A first valve operatively conn... | 06/20/1978 |